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Older adults who were bilingual seemed to experience a delayed onset of symptoms of Alzheimers disease compared to monolingual older adults, possibly due to ____.
 
  a. changes in brain structure
  b. increased levels of dopamine
  c. decreased levels of acetylcholine
  d. the presence of a cognitive reserve

Question 2

Children with several different types of bilingualism outperformed monolingual English speakers on tasks of ____.
 
  a. delay of gratification
  b. executive control
  c. convergent thinking
  d. divergent thinking



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
b



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